Re: OT:Tempted to get this book
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deccan said:
He also repeatedly claims that the "twin paradox" and the atomic clock experiment relating to the effect of time dilation is logically faulty because movement is relative. However, in standard science, it is not movement that is responsible for the time dilation effect but acceleration.
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Interesting. The common assumption I've always encountered is that the closer one gets to light speed, the slower time goes.
What's a good 'physics for dummies' book?
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